Category Archives: Chicago Cubs News

Cory Spangenberg doubled home the tiebreaking run with a two-out double in the eighth inning and Hunter Renfroe triggered a four-run ninth with a two-run homer on Sunday as the San Diego Padres defeat… MORE

Kyle Schwarber and Anthony Rizzo homered during a five-run second inning Saturday afternoon, and Cubs relievers retired 10 straight Padres to end the game as Chicago held on for a second straight game… MORE

Chicago Cubs infielders Javier Baez and David Bote each threw out a runner at the plate over the final two innings on Friday afternoon as the Cubs turned back two San Diego rallies to score a 5-4 vict… MORE

The Chicago Cubs placed left-handed reliever Brian Duensing on the 10-day disabled list prior to Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres.Duensing is bothered by shoulder inflammation in his pitc… MORE

Austin Hedges went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, and left-hander Robbie Erlin and four relievers held the Chicago Cubs to three hits Thursday night as the San Diego Padres scored a 6-1 victory at Wr… MORE

Left-hander Cole Hamels, making his Cubs debut, struck out nine and gave up one unearned run in five innings Wednesday as Chicago clobbered the host Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2 to split a two-game series.… MORE

The Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Brandon Kintzler from the Washington Nationals just before the non-waiver deadline, the Nationals announced Tuesday.To complete the deal, the Cubs sent right-hand… MORE

The agent of Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish had a harsh rebuke for ESPN analyst Alex Rodriguez after the latter criticized Darvish during the “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast of the Cubs’ game again… MORE

Kyle Hendricks pitched seven strong innings as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 Sunday night.Ben Zobrist and Anthony Rizzo hit home runs for the Cubs, who avoided a three-… MORE

Miles Mikolas pitched six strong innings and Marcell Ozuna hit a grand slam as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.Ozuna homered in a six-run first… MORE

Luke Weaver pitched six strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 5-2 Friday night in the opener of a three-game weekend series.Paul DeJong went 3-for-3 with a tr… MORE

Cole Hamels was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for right-hander Eddie Butler and Class-A right-hander Rollie Lacy.Hamels is owed the prorated balance of the $22.5 million due in the final y… MORE

The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a deal with the Texas Rangers for left-hander Cole Hamels, according to multiple reports Thursday.The Cubs were said to be involved in the bidding for southpaw J.A.… MORE

David Bote tied the game with a one-out, two-run home run in the ninth inning against Arizona Diamondbacks closer Brad Boxberger, and Anthony Rizzo followed with a walk-off blast as the host Chicago C… MORE

Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant returned to the 10-day disabled list Thursday with the same injury that put him on the shelf last month.Bryant continues to be bothered by left shoulder infla… MORE

Pitcher Tyler Chatwood — scheduled to start for the Chicago Cubs on Thursday — scored the winning run as an eighth-inning pinch runner, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 win over the visiting Arizon… MORE

Right-hander Clay Buchholz, returning from the disabled list after recovering from an oblique injury, pitched 6 2/3 solid innings, leading the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Chica… MORE

Patrick Corbin pitched seven strong innings and Paul Goldschmidt hit a home run as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the host Chicago Cubs 7-1 Monday night in the opener of a four-game series at Wrigl… MORE

The historic home run streak for St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter ended Sunday afternoon, when Kyle Schwarber’s sixth-inning solo shot snapped a tie and spurred the Chicago Cubs to a 7… MORE

Matt Carpenter made Cardinals history by homering in his sixth straight game Saturday night as St. Louis earned a split of a doubleheader by coming from behind for a 6-3 victory over the host Chicago… MORE

Javier Baez gave the Chicago Cubs the lead for good Saturday afternoon with an RBI single in the fifth inning and added a run-scoring double during the seventh inning of the Cubs’ 7-2 win over the St.… MORE

Matt Carpenter hit three home runs and drove in seven runs to back five strong innings of pitching from Jack Flaherty as the St. Louis Cardinals powered their way past the host Chicago Cubs 18-5 on Fr… MORE

Ian Happ’s two-run home run highlighted a five-run fifth inning, and Jason Heyward added three hits and two RBIs as the Chicago Cubs belted the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 9-6 on Thursday in a battle… MORE

The Chicago Cubs placed closer Brandon Morrow on the 10-day disabled list prior to Thursday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals.The right-hander is dealing with biceps inflammation in his throwi… MORE

The Cubs jumped to a 5-0 lead after two innings and Jon Lester picked up his 12th win of the season Sunday as Chicago scored a 7-4 win in San Diego to complete a three-game of the Padres.Lester (12… MORE

The Chicago Cubs have placed outfielder Albert Almora Jr. on the family medical emergency list and recalled infielder David Bote from Triple-A Iowa.Almora, 24, leads the team with a .319 batting av… MORE

Javier Baez drove in five runs with a two-run double and a three-run homer and Kyle Schwarber and Ian Happ also homered for the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night as they scored six runs in the final two… MORE

Dr. Ken Ravizza, a longtime Cal State Fullerton sports psychologist whose methods helped guide the Chicago Cubs to a World Series title, died Sunday night at age 70.According to his wife, Claire, h… MORE

SAN FRANCISCO — Johnny Cueto is scheduled to make his second start since returning from a two-month absence but could find himself throwing to a substitute batterymate when the San Francisco Giants a… MORE

The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Anthony Bass on the 10-day disabled list because of an illness and selected the contract of right-hander James Norwood from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.Bass, 30, is… MORE

The Chicago Cubs have recalled catcher Victor Caratini from Triple-A Iowa, the team announced on Wednesday.In a corresponding move, struggling catcher Chris Gimenez was designated for assignment, l… MORE

For the Chicago Cubs, the last few days have felt like Christmas in July.The team has won five games in a row and will try to stretch it to six on Wednesday afternoon in a Fourth of July matinee.… MORE

Jon Lester homered and won his seventh consecutive start, and Ian Happ homered and had three hits as the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Minnesota Twins with an 11-10 victory… MORE

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon will not count on Kris Bryant playing Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Bryant last played Friday and was “unavailable” on Monday night, when the Dodgers opene… MORE

Kenta Maeda dominated for seven innings and Enrique Hernandez and Chris Taylor hit home runs as the Dodgers held on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs.Maeda (5-4) gave up just three h… MORE

LOS ANGELES — A four-time All-Star who has finished in the top five of the Cy Young Award voting three times, Jon Lester looks to be getting even better in his 13th major league season.And it leav… MORE

The Chicago Cubs keep looking for a breakout stretch to truly get their season going. Maybe a visit to one of their favorite cities is exactly what they need to start playing the way they were expecte… MORE

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